Because he was making a policy recommendation

Post #368,645 by drook 12/28/12 11:20:01 AM Reply	Because he was making a policy recommendation There has been a very strong public health message for several decades. It clearly isn't working, because the message has been mostly exaggeration and misinformation. If the truth doesn't get the reaction you want, you don't get to make up lies, but that's what's been happening. (No, I don't mean you you are lying.) -- Drew
Post #368,646 by mmoffitt 12/28/12 11:24:21 AM Reply	I think the point Scott was making ... is that it needs more study. Which is essentially what the article states. I took exception to crazy's out of context, incomplete quote that would lead one to think otherwise.
Post #368,647 by drook 12/28/12 11:32:33 AM Reply	Your quote doesn't say "needs more study" It says there is a public health danger and that we do need a stronger message to teens especially. -- Drew
Post #369,267 by mmoffitt 1/7/13 1:18:03 PM Reply	That was my inference from the whole article. 1) It's the egg for some people. 2) It's the chicken for some people. Conclusion: We don't really know exactly how or why this works. We should study it more. YMMV.
Post #369,272 by drook 1/7/13 1:32:38 PM Reply	I've seen that in far too many health studies There was another one on the news recently about fecal bacteriotherapy -- http://en.wikipedia....l_bacteriotherapy. It's cheap, simple, and works. So of course various teams are trying to isolate something from it that they can create in (patentable) pill form. Here's the thing: We don't really know exactly how or why this works. Let me fix that for you: ~~We don't really know exactly how or why~~ this works. [full stop] -- Drew
Post #369,276 by mmoffitt 1/7/13 1:38:17 PM Reply	Nice try. The article doesn't say "it works." It says "it works sometimes and sometimes it makes things worse." To me, that means the question as to whether or not "it's good" is left open to further inquiry. (Again, YMMV). BTW, I'm not unsympathetic to arguments against allopathic medicine's reductionist approach to research. But that's not the topic of this thread.
Post #368,724 by crazy 12/30/12 9:41:18 AM Reply	No, I ALWAYS say people should wait for adulthood I know it has a variety of effects that are NOT desired, and people need to balance what they use it for. And the hormonal affects can fuck up young adults directly. Continuously stating a position that is not mine as if it was mine really does you no good. My point is there is a certain portion of the population that should not use it because they are going to crack sooner or later, and THC will trigger them to crack sooner. The fact it triggers THEM to crack sooner is not a reason to prohibit it for everyone else. Anything else you need me to clarify? And moving on to ACUTE anti-inflammatory/pain killer: The boy (25) has mono. Doctor test confirmed. It's killing him. Or at least he wishes he would die. Throat inflamed, tough to swallow. No opiates handy, high dose ibuprofen does nothing, and he can't smoke anything with his throat like this, even via a vaporizer. Had not eaten (starving) or slept (too much pain and STARVING) in 2 days. Take 1 gram of cannabis oil extract ($30) in a small jar. Put 20 dropperfuls of glycerin (20 cents) in (absorbs THC, delivers to body via sublingual and regular digestion, no harsh alcohol tincture). Warm on stove, shake the hell out of it. Here: Take 2 dropperfuls, wait one hour, tell me how you feel. An hour later he was quiet in his room. I did not bother him. 4 hours later he was back on the couch, a bit whiny, eating. So: How'd it work? Him: I dunno, I was asleep. me: (smile)

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